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Oregon Scientific

Radio Controlled

Projection ClockModel RM318PA

Congratulations on your purchase of one of the first

auto-setting, always accurate alarm clocks. We want

you to be very happy with this clock, but please

remember this is a radio wave device, and not a perfect

science. There are certain areas of the eastern United

States where urban interference or signals from the

United Kingdoms radio control tower may distort or

delay the time-setting signal. Even though these areas

may have more difficulty receiving a signal, The Time

Machine contains a very accurate quartz movement

and will maintain a precise time even if the radio signal

is missed on occasion. In the Fall of 1997, the US

Government will be increasing the signal strength of

the Atomic Clock transmitter, which should eliminate

most of the weak signal areas. However, the areas

marked on the map below will still have greater

difficulty receiving the radio signal.

THE TIME MACHINEPROJECTION CLOCKCONCEPT

The split-second, precise timelines of your new Time

Machine Projection Clock is achieved through its pre-

tuned internal radio receiver that responds to a special

60kHz frequency time signal generated by the US

Atomic Clock, one of the most accurate clocks in the

world.

This extraordinary timepiece, located outside Boulder,

Colorado, is operated by the US Department of

Commerces National Institute of Standards and

Technology.

Your Time Machine Projection Clock automatically

activates its receiver immediately upon battery

insertion and then six times every 24 hours and makes

any adjustments in its time display. It usually takes 3-7

minutes for the clock to receive the initial radio signal

and adjust the time, day and date accordingly.

NOTE: You may not receive a signal immediately. Due

to possible interference, the best reception often occurs

between midnight and 4a.m.

SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR

POWER

Battery PowerYour Time Machine Projection Clock operates on two(2) AA batteries. To activate the batteries,

Remove the battery compartment cover

Pull out the plastic strip that is sticking out of the

battery compartment

Replace the battery compartment cover

Projection Beam Power Adapter

Your Time Machine Projection Clock comes with an

A/C power adapter, an option that allows the continual

time projection. To install the adapter

Remove the cover from the battery compartment

located on the back of the clock

In the space to the left of the battery slots, locate around socket just to the left of the reset button:

Insert the small round adapter plug into this socket

Push the plug firmly into the socket. Rotate the

black plug so that the whole plug is inside the

socket compartment

Thread the cable through the opening labeled DC

3V.

This will ensure that the battery cover can be replaced

and make the power adapter plug less likely to

accidentally unplug

Replace the battery compartment cover.

Plug the electric plug into a wall socket

Your Time Machine Projection Clock is now ready for

use.

Low Battery Indicator

When you need to replace your batteries, the Low

Battery will appear (BATT in the upper right corner of

the LCD panel). When this appears, change your

batteries in order to keep the clock functioning.

SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE TIME

ZONE

Press ZONE until the correct US time zone is

indicated on the LCD panel by a darkened section

of the US map in the lower right corner of the

LCD panel

NOTE: Only Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacifictime zones are available. This clock does not function

properly outside the continental United States.

To see the time in a different t

Press ZONE until the desi

the display panel. The co

will automatically display

CAUTION: Do not press and

for more than three seconds.

ZONE button to advance the t

press and hold the ZONE butto

automatic time signal receptio

remove and replace the batter

signal receiver).

USING THE PROJECT

Projection Clock with Battery

To activate the projection feat

Press the Snooze bar

The projection light will illum

and then turn off automaticall

NOTE: There is no option for

red projection beam with batt

projection light ON switch loc

unit is in the on position in

projection beam is disabled.

Projection Clock with A/C

To activate the projection feat

Press the SNOOZE BAR

To activate continuous project

with A/C power adapter)

Slide the projection light

the back of the clock) out

Focusing the Projection B

Aim the rotating Projecti

projection beam is positio

Turn the focus dial on the

arm until the red clock dis

to read

NOTE: The surface onto whic

time display must be at least 1

clock and no more than 12 fee

outside of these measurements

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focus the projection beam enough to make the display

legible.

Backlight

To activate the backlight which will illuminate the

LCD panel:

Press the Snooze Bar - the backlight will activate

for 5 seconds, and turn off automatically

SETTING THE ALARM

Press (()) until the same symbol appears in the

lower left corner of the display panel. The alarmtime will then also be displayed at the bottom of

the display panel.

Press and hold (()) until the hour portion of the

alarm time is flashing

Press + to increase the hour by one. Or press and

hold + to rapidly advance the hour

When the hour is set:

Press (()) again and the minutes will flash

Press + as explained above to adjust the minutes to

the desired time

When the alarm time is set:

Press (()) again. The alarm will automatically

arm itself. This will be indicated by the bell icon,

just above the (()) icon on the display panel

If you do not want the alarm to sound at the time you

just set:

Press the ON/OFF key until the bell icon disap-

pears

ENABLING/DISABLING THE ALARM

To turn the alarm on or off:

Press the ON/OFF button

qNOTE: If the alarm is on, the bell icon will appear

in the lower left corner of the LCD. If the alarm is off,

there will be no bell icon.

When the alarm sounds there are three ways to turn it

off:

Press the SNOOZE bar. The Alarm will stop and

then sound again in 8 minutes

Press (()). The alarm will not sound again until

the next day

Press ON/OFF. The alarm will not sound again

until reactivated

IMPORTANT: If none of the above actions are taken,

the alarm will automatically snooze once, sound

again in 8 minutes and then not sound again until the

next day.

Snooze Function

To temporarily stop the alarm or snooze:

Press the SNOOZE bar

To stop the Snooze feature:

Press(()).

The alarm will not sound again until the pre-set time on

the following day.

MANUALLY SETTING THE TIME ANDDATE

IMPORTANT: It highly unlikely that you should ever

need or want to set these features manually; however,

in the event that you should travel outside the United

States and want this capability, we include these

instructions.

Setting the TimePress and hold MODE until the hour segment of

the time flashes

Press + until the desired hour appears on the LCD

panel

NOTE: Be sure to check the AM or PM symbol for

accuracy

Press MODE again until the minutes segment of

the time flashes

Press + until the desired minutes appear on the

LCD panel

Press MODE five more times to exit setting mode

Setting the Year

Press and hold MODE until the hour segment of

the time display flashes

Press MODE twice more until you see a year

appear on the display

Press + until the desired year appears on the

display

Press MODE four more times to exit the set mode

and resume normal time keeping

Setting the Month



Press MODE three more times until you see the

month digit flash on the display

Press + until the desired month appears on the

display

Press MODE three more times to exit the set mode


Setting the Date



Press MODE four more times until you see the

date flash on the display

Press + until the desired date appears on the

display

Press MODE two more times to exit the set mode


IMPORTANT: As soon as any manual setting changes

are made, the display will indicate a loss of signal

strength (see SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR) to

indicate that the clock is now running on manual

settings instead of signals received from the Atomic

Clock.

Setting the Language



Press MODE five more times until you see a

single letter (E, F or S) appear on the display next

to the time

Press + until the desired language indicator

appears on the display(E for English, F for French

and S for Spanish)

Press MODE one more time to exit the set mode


SPECIFICATIONS

Radio Controlled ClockWWV

Time and Date manually adju

LCD US map to select one of

Central, Mountain or Pacific

Projection Beam displays time

12 hour display with hh:mm:s

Date format: Month/Date

Day of Week user selectable i

English, French, Italian, or Ge

Alarm: Two-minute crescendo

Snooze duration: Eight (8) min

Led Backlight

Low Battery Indicator

AC Power Adapter for contin

CUSTOMER ASSISTA

Should you require assist

product and its operation

customer care departmen

800-853-8883 or via ema

[email protected]

WARRANTY

This product is warranted

facturing defects for a pe

date of retail purchase. D

should be directed to the

chase for exchange.

Should this not be possib

customer care departmen

return material authorizat

be made without a return

retain your retail receipt a

to provide a copy of it fo

purchased.This warranty does not co

jected to abuse, misuse, a

tampering.

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